CEO applauded for response to employee using sick days for mental health

Taking a mental health day is something most of us have probably done, but it isn’t something many people admit to.

Madalyn Parker is a web developer for Olark Live Chat. According to USA Today, she suffers from chronic depression and anxiety. Last month, she sent an email to her co-workers and told them she was using two sick days to focus on her mental health.

Too distracted by my health (anxious, depressed, injured) to be effective at work.

Parker posted a screenshot on Twitter of their conversation, and the tweet has since gone viral with thousands of people online applauding Congleton’s response and thanking him for acknowledging the importance of mental health in the workplace.